Estudio Damgo II: A Filipino Design-Build Studio

Setting out to design and build the multipurpose hall for the Bajumpandan village flood survivors three years ago, we discovered that the benefits of Estudio Damgo "dream studio" extend well beyond the built structure.  Estudio Damgo is completing their fourth building, a welcome center located at Dumaguete City's port terminal.  We are delighted to share that Estudio Damgo has received a lot of recognition and support since launching our pilot project in 2012 and it continues to raise the bar in architecture education in the Philippines. 

Our accomplishments include:

• Four community built structures: a daycare for a rural mountain village (2013), a multipurpose hall for flood survivors of two national disasters (2014), a floating guardhouse for the marine sanctuary (2015), and a welcome center at Dumaguete's port ferry terminal (2016).
• 21 architecture graduates empowerd with the skills to become professional leaders
• 3 licensed architects and 13 architecture graduates employed in firms and working towards their license
• 1 TAYO student award
• United Architects of the Philippines Students award and recognition
• 2015 National Winner Eco-Friendly Schools in the Philippines United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

We couldn't have done it without your support.  The program continues moving forward and we're very close to meeting our funding goal for the mulitpurpose hall.  Today, we've raised $7,494 through GlobalGiving.  Thank you for all your help and sticking with our program over the years.  We only need $2,506 to meet our $10,000 goal.  Please help us reach this goal!